wealth

[welth]

noun

1. a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches.

   the wealth of a city.

2. an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount.

   a wealth of imagery.

   Synonyms: fullness, amplitude, richness

3. Economics.

   1. all things that have a monetary or exchange value.

   2. anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged.

4. rich or valuable contents or produce.

   the wealth of the soil.

5. the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence.

   persons of wealth and standing.

   Synonyms: fortune, opulence
   Antonyms: poverty

6. Obsolete.,  happiness.

wealth

/ wɛlθ /

noun

1. a large amount of money and valuable material possessions

2. the state of being rich

3. a great profusion

   a wealth of gifts

4. economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value

Other Word Forms

• wealthless adjective
• overwealth noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English welth; equivalent to well ¹ + -th ¹; modeled on health

Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth¹

C13 welthe, from _weal ²; related to _well ¹

Example Sentences

A campaigning "patriotic millionaire" has urged the Liberal Democrats to get behind a new wealth tax, as the party debates how to position itself on the economy.

From BBC

If Kimmel, with his celebrity, clout and wealth, cannot stand up to this president, what chance do the rest of us have?

From Los Angeles Times

The joke is that what you think is wealthy isn’t about wealth.

From Los Angeles Times

Knowing there is already a wealth of tinder, the skippers will not want sparks to fly - certainly until the contest finally gets under way on Friday morning.

From BBC

The underdogs trailed 7-5 at half-time but could easily have led as England errors gave them a wealth of possession and territory.

From BBC

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• abundance 
• affluence 
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• property 
• prosperity 
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• security 
• treasure 
• worth